Welcome to the Useful Resources section, a place to find information on finding quality child care for your family.

NJ's rate of a heroin overdose is 3x the national average. The NJ Connect for Recovery Call Line was established to support two distinct groups across the state of New Jersey: those concerned with their own opiate use; and, those who are experiencing distress related to the opiate use of a friend or family member. This service is a safe, confidential, nonjudgmental forum for people to connect, grow and transform through a unique combination of supportive counseling from certified alcohol and drug counselors and peer specialists. Call 855-652-3737 (TTY) – 877-294-4356.

The ACT Raising Safe Kids Program was developed and is coordinated by the American Psychological Association’s Violence Prevention Office. The ACT Program teaches positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 8.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

The American Camp Association, New York and New Jersey (ACA, NY and NJ) is a not for profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and enhancing the quality of the summer camp experience. Because of camp, children and adults have the opportunity to learn important lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy life lessons that can’t be learned anywhere else. ACA, NY and NJ's operation falls into three overall program areas; accreditation, camper placement and professional development.

APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 115,700 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. Our mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.

CareerOneStop is the flagship career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor. The website serves job seekers, businesses, students, and career advisors with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.

CCW advocated for public policy to restructure the early care and education delivery system to better address the issues of workforce recruitment and compensation, researched and documented the status and influenced organizing strategies that emphasized a unified voice for early care and education teachers and providers.

Child Care Aware is the nation's most respected hub of child care information for parents and child care providers. A program of Child Care Aware of America, Child Care Aware helps families learn more about the elements of quality child care and how to locate programs in their communities. Our program also provides child care providers with access to resources for their child care programs.

Child Care Aware NJ (CCANJ) is a non-profit organization composed of child care resource and referral agencies. CCANJ promotes a universally accessible, affordable & high quality system of early care & education that is responsive to parental choice. We believe that all children deserve access to high quality, affordable child care. We recognize that families need support in understanding and accessing the child care options in their community and we represent those agencies that help them do so.

The Child Care Law Center’s attorneys work to break down the legal barriers standing between families in need and good, affordable child care. We educate parents and child care providers, advise advocates and policymakers, provide legal information and referrals, and litigate high-impact cases.

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) are agencies of USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. FNS works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Asisstance Program (SNAP), and school meals.

The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for more than 40 years to ensure a level playing field for all children. We champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide on behalf of children to ensure children are always a priority.

Atlantic Health System, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey and one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the state, is committed to creating a Trusted Network of Caring®. Our promise to our communities is that all who enter our system receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost.

Located in Randolph Township on 222 acres, County College of Morris (CCM) and its satellite location in Morristown provide the residents of Morris County and the surrounding region with an outstanding, affordable education. Today, CCM offers more than 50 associate degree and more than 25 certificate programs, in addition to a wide selection of career and professional programs. The college also has one of the highest graduation and transfer rates among community colleges in New Jersey.

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families is the state’s first comprehensive agency dedicated to ensuring the safety, well-being and success of children, youth, families and communities. Our vision is to ensure a better today and even a greater tomorrow for every individual we serve. DCF is the first Cabinet-level department devoted exclusively to serving and safeguarding the most vulnerable children and families of our state. Since that time, the agency has evolved to be more inclusive of the voice of the individuals it was established to serve.

The goal for early learning is to improve the health, social-emotional, and cognitive outcomes for all children from birth through 3rd grade, so that all children, particularly those with high needs, are on track for graduating from high school college- and career-ready.

PAC’s I Am Your Child video series has helped millions of parents and caregivers understand how to improve early childhood development. These engaging, easy-to-understand videos are hosted by popular celebrities and include parenting advice from leading child development experts.

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by Michelle Obama, dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams.

Library Spot is a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the internet for valuable research information.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.

NCCA in conjunction with our members will work to generate information based upon our years of experience of best practice to deliver the highest quality along with what is most practical for our members.

The vision of the National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) is that all parents/families will have the information, resources and support needed to provide a nurturing relationship and an optimal environment that will encourage their children’s healthy growth and development.

The NRC's primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation. NRC provides health and safety resources including training curricula, national standards, and regulations for parents, child care providers, regulators, and child care health consultants. It maintains a public access database of state child care licensing regulations, including nutrition standards to promote healthy eating and prevent obesity.

The NSID-PSC is creating a nationwide network for private and public organizations, committed to ameliorating SIDS and reducing infant mortality, to work in harmony to enhance and strengthen community-based, family-centered risk reduction and bereavement services throughout the United States.

NJ 2-1-1 can help you find solutions to personal needs by informing you of resources in your community like day care facilities, shelters, affordable housing units, social services, employment training programs, senior services, medical insurance, and more.

New Jersey Administrative Code for special education (N.J.A.C. 6A:14) and the federal Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) are laws that ensure children with disabilities a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. An important part of these laws provides parents with the right to participate intheir children’s education.

The focus of NJ Parent Link is to meet the information and resource needs to expectant parents, families with young children (newborns to children entering kindergarten) and professional stakeholders vested in the health & well-being of New Jersey's children & families. Parenting and support resources for families with older children, school aged to young adulthood, are also avalaible.

The NJ Helps Services Home Page is designed to give consumers a “one-stop” shopping resource for the wide range of programs, information and services provided by the Department of Human Services and its partners, to assist individuals, families and communities in throughout the State of New Jersey.

The North Jersey Health Collaborative core function is a shared process of community needs assessment and health improvement planning to identify the most pressing health issues and facilitate the development of collaborative action plans to address them.

The Parent's Journal with Bobbi Conner began in 1986 as a weekly national radio series for Moms & Dads.In January 2011, the program moved to web-based podcasts–providing expectant parents, new moms and dads, and parents of infants, toddlers, preschoolers (and older kids) with the best available information to promote a healthy, happy childhood right from the start!

The New Jersey Child Care Association (NJCCA) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to providing professional development, support and guidance in the management and administration of child care centers in New Jersey.

It’s been 12 years since Apple introduced the iPhone in June 2007, eventually launching smartphones into ubiquity. Today, for most parents it’s no longer a question of if you’ll get your child a cellphone, smartphone or tablet, but when.